Trimethylsilyl Chloride-Modified Li Anode for Enhanced Performance of Li-S Cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 25, 2016, Pages 16386-16395

  Wu, Meifen ^a   Wen, Zhaoyin ^a   Jin, Jun ^a   Chowdari, Bobba V R ^b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Li anode; Li S cell; shuttle effect; surface modification; trimethylsilyl chloride

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CELLS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CYTOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLARIZATION; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CHARGE DISCHARGE TESTS; INTERFACIAL RESISTANCES; INTERFACIAL STABILITIES; LI-ANODES; LI-S CELL; SHUTTLE EFFECT; TETRAHYDROFURAN SOLVENTS; TRIMETHYLSILYL CHLORIDE;

LITHIUM;

EID: 84976562058     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b02612     Document Type: Article

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